Fostering Innovation in Venture Capital and Startup Ecosystems - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798369313268

Verlag: IGI Global, 2024

Inhaltsangabe

The disruptive potential of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), and biotechnology catalysts redefine traditional business models and serve as instrumental forces in attracting venture capital investments. The lower barriers to entry, facilitated by these disruptive technologies, empower entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to market, creating a more accessible landscape for funding and innovation. Fostering Innovation in Venture Capital and Startup Ecosystems explores this transformative intersection, where emerging technologies catalyze change, fuel innovation, and redefine the dynamics of financial investments and entrepreneurial endeavors. Moreover, the book delves into how embracing AI, IoT, blockchain, and augmented reality/virtual reality can expedite innovation, enhance efficiency, and scale businesses. Through a multidisciplinary lens, readers understand how these technologies influence established markets, drive economic growth, and create job opportunities. This book is ideal for venture capitalists, angel investors, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and policymakers.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Renuka Sharma boasts over two decades of rich teaching and research experience, establishing a substantial research portfolio with 130+ publications in esteemed journals and conferences. Her research interests encompass a wide array of topics, assessing the interplay of toxic air pollution, health spending, and economic growth to prioritizing critical success factors in e-learning systems. Sustainability remains a focal point, exploring metrics like energy efficiency and liquidity risk in addition to responsible investing. She also investigates behavioural aspects, including customer switching behaviour and cryptocurrency investor psychology. Dr. Sharma's prolific research has graced prestigious journals like the International Review of Economics & Finance and the International Journal of Business Excellence. An accomplished author, editor, trainer, educator, and consultant, she authored "Financial Services" and edited multiple books, with more in progress. Her educational contributions extend to developing course materials, online resources, and case studies. Beyond academia, she imparts expert lectures and collaborates on consultancy projects with the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. Dr. Sharma's comprehensive contributions underscore her profound influence on the field of finance.

Poshan (Sam) Yu, a Chinese Australian, is a versatile individual who excels in a range of roles and industries. With a dynamic skill set, he serves as a consultant, adjunct professor, keynote speaker, research award winner, SSCI journal editor, author, ad-hoc reviewer, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and OzAsia festival ambassador. Additionally, he brings his financial expertise to over 30 media platforms in China as a guest financial news commentator. Sam's academic contributions extend to various prestigious institutions. He teaches at the University of Victoria Program at Soochow University in China and holds the position of an external professor of financial technology and finance at SKEMA Business School, China. Furthermore, he is a visiting professor at Krirk University in Thailand, EU-Asia research coordinator at the European Business Institute of Luxembourg, and a visiting researcher at the Australian Studies Centre of Shanghai University. Notably, he is also a guest professor at Emlyon Business School China and an adjunct faculty member at George Washington University's master program at Renmin University of China. Previously, he taught as a casual academic at the University of South Australia Business School and was a visiting scholar at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Furthermore, Sam is actively engaged with several organizations and holds significant positions. As a regional partner in China for FasterCapital, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, he plays a vital role in fostering entrepreneurship. He also serves as a vice president at Tinbowah Investment in Beijing and holds an honorary vice president position at the Belt and Road Blockchain Association. Additionally, he contributes as a business mentor for AIC RAISE in Coimbatore, India, the Griffith Industry Mentoring Program in Australia, and University College London. Beyond his professional endeavors, Sam acts as the marketing manager at CAMathories(TM), an organization founded by a group of Cambridge University alumni and faculty members dedicated to early childhood education, mathematics, science, and advanced technologies. Sam's research interests are extensive and encompass a wide range of topics. They include public-private partnerships, financial technology, regulatory technology, educational technology, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, start-ups, intellectual property, art finance, wine, and China's "One Belt One Road" policy.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: IGI Global
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798369313268
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 464
• Herausgeber: Sharma Renuka, Mehta Kiran, Yu Poshan
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: preigu GmbH & Co. KG; mail@preigu.de; ; Lengericher Landstr. 19; Osnabrück; Niedersachsen; 49078; Deutschland